Program:
January 24:
Venue: IVA, The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Grev Turegatan 16, Stockholm
Time: 18.00-22.00
Dress code: Business/informal (Swedish: Kavaj)
The Conference starts with a presentation by Mr Kjell Ringdahl, Nawah, United Arab Emirates, on "Licensing the first Commercial NPP in the Middle East”, followed by a three course dinner. During the dinner, the Swedish Nuclear Society Honorary Prize 2017 will be awarded.
January 25:
Venue: Ingenjörshuset Citykonferensen, Malmskillnadsgatan 46, Stockholm
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08:30 |
Registration |
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09:00 |
Welcome, Monika Adsten and Markus Wråke, Energiforsk |
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Block 1: Policy Development |
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09:15 |
Nuclear policy development and trends in a global view, Agneta Rising, Director General, World Nuclear Association, United Kingdom |
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09:55 |
Chinas Energy Challenge: curb the greenhouse gas emissions while safeguarding energy supply, Micael Hagman, Swedish Embassy in Beijing, China |
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10:35 |
BREAK |
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10:50 |
The Energy Union, effects of Brexit and the Nuclear Illustrative Program (PINC), Berta Picamal, Foratom, Belgium |
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11:20 |
Outcome of the fall 2016 nuclear phase-out initiative in Switzerland and the Energy Strategy 2050, Wolfgang Denk, Energy for Humanity, Switzerland |
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11:50 |
Panel: How can nuclear power contribute to Paris agreement fulfilment? |
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12:15 |
LUNCH |
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Block 2: Technology Development |
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13:20 |
Introduction, Daniel Westlén, Vattenfall |
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13:30 |
Potential of Small Modular Reactors, SMR, Fiona Rayment, National Nuclear Laboratory, United Kingdom |
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14.10 |
Enabling a fossil free power supply through Generation 4 nuclear technology, Anders Andrén, Westinghouse |
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14:40 |
BREAK |
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15:10 |
Status of global sodium fast reactor activities, Anders Riber Marklund, KTH/CEA Cadarache ASTRID project/ Lloyds Register |
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15:30 |
High Performance Fuels for Light Water Reactor Systems, Kyle Johnson, KTH Reactor Physics |
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15:50 |
Lead cooled reactors for electricity generation in arctic areas, Janne Wallenius, Blykalla/KTH Reactor Physics |
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16:10 |
Panel: What are the driving mechanisms for advanced nuclear developments? |
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16:30 |
End of seminar |
Blykalla lead cooled reactor. Graphics: Blykalla